• Tom's highlights as Assistant Warden
    Hello, it's a different blog this week as after working as the Assistant Warden for the Shetland team for nearly three years (Well, two years and fifty-one weeks, to be precise), the time has come to...
  • A look back at the breeding season
    In previous blogs we’ve talked about the surveys we carry out and recently, the team have been spending time number crunching and writing annual reports, so thought it would be nice to share how species...
  • Feeding Birds in Shetland
    Everytime I put out food about 20 starlings appear and its gone in seconds. How do I feed birds in such a way that the sparrows, wrens,and blackbirds get a chance?
  • Phalarope season
    This week has seen the start to our favourite part of the year – red-necked phalarope monitoring time! Once a week for the next six weeks we’ll be visiting phalarope breeding sites in Shetland to record...
  • Fantastic Islands!
    Hi, I think the Shetland Islands are one of the best places in the UK to visit and not just for wildlife. I may be biased as I spent 18 months there during my time in the RAF - on the Isle of Unst...